When is Easter 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 - What is Easter Sunday?

Easter will be the oldest and many important festival of the Western Religious year, remembering Jesus Christ's resurrection following his crucifixion on Good Friday. Easter Sunday will be the culmination of Holy Week, as well as the first time of Easter tide. Easter represents the end of the 40 days of Lent. Easter Sunday may be the first day of the Easter Week which stops on Easter Saturday.

Christ's resurrection forms the foundation of Religious religion since it displays Jesus to be the Daughter of God, and signifies his conquest of death.

Easter Sunday, also known as Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, which happened on the third day after his crucifixion by the Romans. The week previous to this is known as the Holy Week, and it contains Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

What is Easter Day?

Many Christians celebrate Easter Sunday as the day of Jesus Christ's resurrection, which is written in the New Testament of the Christian bible. According to the Gospel of John in the New Testament, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb where Jesus was buried and found it empty. An angel told her that Jesus had risen.

Notes: 1. Astronomical Easter is the first Sunday after the Astronomical full moon. In the Eastern reckoning, that full moon is derived from the Metonic cycle while in the West it is referred to the meridian of Jerusalem.

2.Passovercommences at sunset preceding the date indicated (as does Easter in many traditions).

About Easter Day Festival, Holiday and Celebration

Easter or Resurrection Sunday is the festival of Christians celebrating resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day of his crucifixion.

The celebration of Easter starts a week before main Sunday and the whole week is known as Holy week.

The season of ester begins with Easter Sunday and during this season fasting, penance and prayers are done every day.

In line with the Gospels it was at dawn to the first Easter Day 2017 - the 3rd day following Jesus' death - the women who followed Jesus found the great rock blocking his tomb have been thrown away, along with the tomb empty.

When is Easter 2017 and What is Easter?

It is the time of year when chocolate eggs and bunnies are just starting to complete store shelves and lots of people's thoughts are looking at the spiritual origins of Easter. And for many, the initial bank holiday weekend of the season - with four straight days off-work - will even have a particular appeal.

When is Easter in 2017?

Easter in 2017 is on Sunday, the 16th of April.

Easter in 2018 is on Sunday, the 1st of April.

Easter is celebrated on the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon that occurs on or soonest after 21 March, but calculations vary.

But Easter is the fact that many confusing of dates - one that is never fixed and modifications according to the lunar calendar. Perhaps you're planning a split with all the family or a weekend visiting friends. Or even you're just looking towards investing an extended weekend relaxing at
home.

Palm Sunday: April 9

This year Good Friday takes place on April 14

Holy Saturday: April 15

Easter Sunday: April 16

Easter Monday: April 17

Easter 2017, 2018 Celebrations

In several countries, Easter can be a public holiday, so that as Easter always comes on Sunday, some countries also provide Easter Monday as a public holiday. While, Easter may be the most important Christian holiday it is never as popular as Christmas. Easter joins two important events of which the foremost is profoundly sad and stunning as the other is merely the alternative. The first one is, of course, the Crucifixion and Demise of Christ after which it his body was put in the tomb. Three days later he Resurrected beating death. Resurrection is a victory of living and much more unbelievable as opposed to magic of Christ delivery.

In addition to religious activities involving Chapel services, Easter is celebrated in several ways in the Usa, Europe and other parts of the world. Some of those celebrations have little related to the Christian meaning of the holiday. The most popular include fun family dinners, Easter eggs design, covering the decorated eggs for kids to discover and offering children baskets with candy.